CVE•Published 2026-08-13•Modified 2026-08-17•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-14525Ibm · Websphere_application_server

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

9.4

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 55% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to an authentication bypass when the rtcomm-1.0 or rtcommGateway-1.0 feature is enabled.

Timeline

Published 2026-08-13

Modified 2026-08-17

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-14525

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Ibm Websphere Application Server"

All exposed Ibm Websphere Application Server instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Websphere Application Server"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Websphere Application Server" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-14525